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Janet Graham Backus 1936–2015 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 June 1936

Birth Location: Queens County, New York, USA

Death Date: 27 March 2015

Death Location: Colebrook, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA

Father: Dana II

Mother: Louise Laidlaw

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Janet Graham Backus was born in 1936 in Queens County, New York, USA, the child of Dana Converse Backus Ii And Louise Burton Laidlaw. In 1956, Janet Graham Backus resided in South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA. In 1974, Janet Graham Backus resided in Colebrook, Connecticut, USA. Janet Graham Backus passed away in 2015 in Colebrook, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Janet Graham Backus was born in 1936 in Queens County, New York, USA, the child of Dana Converse Backus Ii And Louise Burton Laidlaw.
  • In 1956, Janet Graham Backus resided in South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA.
  • In 1974, Janet Graham Backus resided in Colebrook, Connecticut, USA.
  • Janet Graham Backus passed away in 2015 in Colebrook, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA.

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Janet Backus's Ancestors

Self
Janet Backus
1936–2015
Birth Place: Queens County, New York, USA
Parents
Dana Converse Backus II
1907–1989
Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States of America
Louise (Burton) Laidlaw
1906–1973
Manhattan, New York, New York, USA
Grandparents
Henry (Meredith) Backus
1877–1910
Petrolia, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary (E) Backus
1876–1962
Great-Grandparents
Dana Backus
1840–1887
Roena Dolliver
1846–1873
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Backus
1801–1876
Mary Mansfield
1807–1885

Janet Backus's Timeline

5 Records

1936
15 June 1936
Birth of Janet Graham Backus in Queens County, New York, USA
Queens County, New York, USA
1956
1956
Age 20
Janet Graham Backus resided here in South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA
South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA
1974
1974-2020
Age 38
Janet Graham Backus resided here in Colebrook, Connecticut, USA
Colebrook, Connecticut, USA
1996
1996-2013
Age 60
Janet Graham Backus resided here in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
2015
27 March 2015
Age 79
Death of Janet Graham Backus in Colebrook, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Colebrook, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 June 1936
    Event Place: Queens County, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019
    [3] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Mount Holyoke College; Year: 1956
    [4] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1956
    Event Place: South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Mount Holyoke College; Year: 1956

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1974-2020
    Event Place: Colebrook, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1996-2013
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Colebrook, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Winsted, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 March 2015
    Event Place: Colebrook, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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